Establishing a research territory is a fundamental move when writing a research paper, for it identifies the sphere of human knowledge circumscribi...

Establishing a research territory is a fundamental move when writing a research paper, for it identifies the sphere of human knowledge circumscribing any given study. Read the introductory paragraphs below: Within the feminist movement racial conflict between white women and women of colour continues to be one area of struggle. Often these conflicts are overwhelming that they cause us to despair that we can ever live and work together in social spaces that are not irrevocably tainted by politics of domination. Since energy wanes and hope diminishes it is absolutely necessary for feminist activists to renew our commitment to political struggle and strengthen our solidarity. This means that we must work with greater diligence to confront racism and the conflicts that it engenders with the conviction that sustained committed struggle will lead towards a liberatory feminist political agenda. hooks, bell. "Sisterhood: Political Solidarity Between Women". Feminist Review, n. 23, 1986. Establishing her research territory at the very onset of her text, hooks uses her introduction to:


Demonstrate the questions should be raised to extend previous knowledge.
Undermine the arguments of those who oppose academic research on feminism.
Provide a balanced account of the controversy her text aims at tackling.
Show that the general research area is central, interesting, and problematic.
Indicate that there is a gap in the previous research.